C&S ONLY BIDDER FOR FLEMING ASSETS; SOME RESALE EXPECTED

DALLAS -- Fleming Cos. here said last week the proposed $400 million acquisition of its supermarket wholesale operations by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Brattleboro, Vt., will go before the bankruptcy court for approval today after no other qualified bidders emerged.
However, C&S is expected to sell portions of that business to other wholesalers. Supervalu, Minneapolis, has shown strong interest in acquiring at least three Fleming distribution centers, according to sources close to the ...

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